“PERT-inent” Management: The Role of the Pulmonary Embolus Response Team in Managing Paradoxical Embolus in TransitNovel Teaching Points
A 52-year-old man presented with palpitations and dyspnea. Extensive bilateral pulmonary emboli (PEs) were identified on computed tomography pulmonary angiogram. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a mobile bi-atrial thrombus straddling the interatrial septum. Consensus decision of a multidi...
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doaj-7c1f4369db5943729b80b64a55510e362020-12-01T04:06:08ZengElsevierCJC Open2589-790X2020-11-0126687690“PERT-inent” Management: The Role of the Pulmonary Embolus Response Team in Managing Paradoxical Embolus in TransitNovel Teaching PointsDinesh Selvakumar, MBBS, FRACP0Jimmy Chien, BMed, PhD, FRACP1Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia; School of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Corresponding author: Dinesh Selvakumar, 176 Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia. Tel: +1-612 8627 3000.School of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, AustraliaA 52-year-old man presented with palpitations and dyspnea. Extensive bilateral pulmonary emboli (PEs) were identified on computed tomography pulmonary angiogram. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a mobile bi-atrial thrombus straddling the interatrial septum. Consensus decision of a multidisciplinary pulmonary embolus response team was made for emergency thrombectomy of the pulmonary and intra-cardiac clot. Intraoperatively, a patent foramen ovale was identified and repaired. He had an excellent outcome and was discharged home on oral anticoagulation. In this unique case of a bi-atrial thrombus and sub-massive PEs, we demonstrate the utility of dedicated pulmonary embolus response teams in providing rapid and individualized management decisions for complex PE patients. Résumé: Un homme de 52 ans s’est présenté avec des palpitations et une dyspnée. Des embolies pulmonaires (EP) bilatérales étendues ont été identifiées sur l'angiographie pulmonaire par tomodensitométrie. L'échocardiographie transthoracique a mis en évidence un thrombus mobile biauriculaire à cheval sur le septum interauriculaire. Une équipe multidisciplinaire spécialisée dans la réponse à l'embolie pulmonaire a décidé par consensus de procéder à une thrombectomie d'urgence du caillot pulmonaire et intracardiaque. En peropératoire, un foramen ovale a été identifié et réparé. Le patient a reçu un excellent pronostic et a été renvoyé chez lui sous anticoagulation orale. À travers ce cas inhabituel de thrombus biauriculaire et d'EP limitée, nous démontrons l'utilité d'équipes spécialisées dans la réponse aux embolies pulmonaires pour des décisions rapides et individualisées de prise en charge des patients souffrant d'EP complexes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X20300755 |
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“PERT-inent” Management: The Role of the Pulmonary Embolus Response Team in Managing Paradoxical Embolus in TransitNovel Teaching Points |
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“PERT-inent” Management: The Role of the Pulmonary Embolus Response Team in Managing Paradoxical Embolus in TransitNovel Teaching Points |
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“PERT-inent” Management: The Role of the Pulmonary Embolus Response Team in Managing Paradoxical Embolus in TransitNovel Teaching Points |
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“pert-inent” management: the role of the pulmonary embolus response team in managing paradoxical embolus in transitnovel teaching points |
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A 52-year-old man presented with palpitations and dyspnea. Extensive bilateral pulmonary emboli (PEs) were identified on computed tomography pulmonary angiogram. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a mobile bi-atrial thrombus straddling the interatrial septum. Consensus decision of a multidisciplinary pulmonary embolus response team was made for emergency thrombectomy of the pulmonary and intra-cardiac clot. Intraoperatively, a patent foramen ovale was identified and repaired. He had an excellent outcome and was discharged home on oral anticoagulation. In this unique case of a bi-atrial thrombus and sub-massive PEs, we demonstrate the utility of dedicated pulmonary embolus response teams in providing rapid and individualized management decisions for complex PE patients. Résumé: Un homme de 52 ans s’est présenté avec des palpitations et une dyspnée. Des embolies pulmonaires (EP) bilatérales étendues ont été identifiées sur l'angiographie pulmonaire par tomodensitométrie. L'échocardiographie transthoracique a mis en évidence un thrombus mobile biauriculaire à cheval sur le septum interauriculaire. Une équipe multidisciplinaire spécialisée dans la réponse à l'embolie pulmonaire a décidé par consensus de procéder à une thrombectomie d'urgence du caillot pulmonaire et intracardiaque. En peropératoire, un foramen ovale a été identifié et réparé. Le patient a reçu un excellent pronostic et a été renvoyé chez lui sous anticoagulation orale. À travers ce cas inhabituel de thrombus biauriculaire et d'EP limitée, nous démontrons l'utilité d'équipes spécialisées dans la réponse aux embolies pulmonaires pour des décisions rapides et individualisées de prise en charge des patients souffrant d'EP complexes. |
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